English Explanatory Dictionary

Brezhnev Doctrine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A policy which stated that the Soviet Union had the right to intervene in places where capitalism threatened communism.
  2. Any similar policy of ideologically motivated intervention in the affairs of other states.

Word forms

Brezhnev Doctrine

Etymology

Named after Soviet Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev.

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